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CHESTER CYCLING CAMPAIGN Join the Chester Cycling Campaign Today Family Cycle Route No. 6 If you would like to see a more cycle friendly city please The Backford Beat join us – the more people we can show that support us, the stronger voice we have for pressing for improvements.

The Chester Cycling Campaign meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month in the Old Custom House Inn, Watergate Street, Chester. Newcomers will be given a warm welcome.

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ች 1 Begin ride at Town Hall Square. Go up Northgate past 6 Cross traffic lights towards Capenhurst. ('Old Pub' on A550

ች the former Odeon Cinema. Turn left into Canal St at the left for meals etc). At roundabout, turn ች left towards Capenhurst. Start traffic lights. Go down the hill and turn right into (Capenhurst Station - trains to Liverpool or Chester every 30 mins) (Bike Here Raymond Street at the mini-roundabout. Take the first can be carried on trains free of charge). left into Garden Lane.

7 Just after the Railway bridge turn sharp left into Dunkirk Lane. Follow 2 At the bottom, cross Cheyney Road and go down the steps to the Route 56/70 Cycleway across A5117 (staggered junction), and then follow

ች canal towpath. (There is a ramp besides the steps for bikes). Go north Route 56/70 towards Backford. ች

along the canal towpath for 4.75 miles.  8 Turn right at the A41 alongች cyclepath and take slope down to canal 3 At bridge No. 134 come off the towpath. Go over canal bridge. 100 (following Cheshire cycleway signs). Turn right along the canal towards meters later turn left to Chorlton. At Chorlton Hall turn right down Little Chester. Rake Lane towards Little Stanley. 9 At the Cheyney Road bridge, go up steps to Cheyney Road. (Ramp 4 At the A5117, cross to the north side. Take care – busy road. Turn left besides steps for bikes). Turn left. Then take second right into Bouverie along cycle path by the road. Cross first roundabout using cycle path– Street. Take 4th left into Garden Lane. Turn left into Canal Street. take care, busy junction. Just before 2nd roundabout, turn right (signed DISMOUNT at traffic lights and push your bike into Northgate Street to Stanney Woods Country Park). DISMOUNT to go through the woods in return to the Town Hall. the park. Take the left path, and keep the sports fields on your left.

5 Exit on the north side of the park and turn left along Woodsome Drive Useful Tip: which leads into Dunkirk Lane. Cross main Chester Road into Sycamore In addition to this map you may also want to use the Drive. Continue and turn right into Yeoman Way. Turn left at junction into OS Map 266. Hope Farm Road. ('Sea Horse Pub' for drinks and toilets).